DNC Day 4: As Kamala Harris is set to speak questions about qualifications still loom

Vice President Kamala Harris will address the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. We reflect on the significance of this moment and how Harris is being portrayed — and perceived — by the media and by politicians on the left and the right. Reset sits down with a panel of academics to talk about what having the first Black, South Asian woman as the Democratic presidential nominee means to them and the country. GUESTS: Moya Bailey, professor in the Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University Natalie Hopkinson, associate professor of Media, Democracy and Society, American University Nitasha Sharma, professor of Asian American Studies and Black Studies, Northwestern University #dnc #democraticnationalconvention #chicago #kamalaharris #donaldtrump #wbezchicago #dnc2024 --- WBEZ’s Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons is your forum for the Chicago conversation. We bring context to the latest local news with journalists, experts and newsmakers. And we cover a wide variety of beats from State and City Politics to Arts and Culture to the Environment. Every Tuesday, we talk Health and Wellness. Every Thursday, it’s Food and Music. We’re on the latest news stories throughout the week and on Fridays in our Weekly News Recap. 💻 Check out more Reset interviews: wbez.org/reset 📧 Sign up for our daily newsletter: wbez.org/resetnews 🎧 Listen to the Reset podcast: https://bit.ly/3Tog0N3